Technology-Integrated Lesson Plan Secondary Ed, English Literature

1. Technology-Integrated Lesson PlanSecondary Ed, English Literature Hamlet by William Shakespeare Gabriella Milos English Language Arts Teacher Education Technology Specialist

2. Part I: Introduction • - I intend on using Castle Learning as the main software in my English class but it can also be used for Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Languages. Additional supplements are the websites, Shmoop.com and Learn360.com. • - Overview: Castle Learning was created to further enhance student’s learning through technology. It helps teachers with classroom instruction, homework, assessments, self-generated student practice, response to intervention (RtI), etc. It has homework, quizzes, and testing for the students. It gives feedback to them after assessments on their weaknesses and strengths according to the answers. Also prepares students for state testing allowing them to be confident, get immediate feedback, and work with comfortable levels on state tests by receiving positive reinforcements. • - It can be accessed anywhere at any time as long as there’s internet connection. You don’t have to download it again. • - Pricing: Castle Learning Annual License Plan - $6.75 per student subscription

3. Castle Learning: Customized Assignments What separates Castle Learning from other technology resources is that a teacher can use it to actually create custom assignments per class. The picture to the right, shows the ability to choose specific content such as English Literature, Hamlet by W. Shakespeare.

4. Castle Learning: Assessment Properties This software allows the teacher to choose criteria such as levels of difficulty, attributes such as short answer fill in, and specific themes. The benefit here is that teachers can modify assignments according the needs of diverse learners.

5. Castle Learning: Distance Scaffolding After a lesson in a non-computer classroom, students may then access an assignment at home on their computer. Upon completing the assignment, students are supported by hints and reasons for answering questions. This provides distance scaffolding when the teacher is unavailable to clarify confusion.

6. Castle Learning: Assessment Once a classroom lesson has taken place, students will then go home and complete a castle learning assignment. The teacher may then use the results of these assignments as data to drive instruction based on student strength and weaknesses.

7. Part II: Sample Lesson Plan for English 12th Grade Content Objectives: Students will be able to define the term exposition and make connections between the dialogue of the play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the artwork of Henry Fuseli. By the end of the class period, students will be able to analyze an important quote in their reflective journals and determine the main character’s conflict within Act 1 of the play reinforced by video clip. Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge and comprehension; application and analysis Agenda: 1. Please respond to start-up, 2. Read Aloud Hamlet pp. 63-77, ACT ONE Literary Genre: Drama/Play Model: Asking Questions; Visualizing Media: Photo and Video Clip 3. Work Period Understanding Dialogue, Reflective Journal, 4. Closing: Share-out 5. Common Core Standards: ELA Reading: Literature » Grade 11-12, Key Ideas and Details, Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

8. Technology Resources for Lesson SHMOOP.COM Making learning fun for students in the digital age. Excellent resource for the new or seasoned teacher including valuable quotes, photos, quizzes, essay topics.

9. Technology Resources: Learn360 Learn360 is an interactive media-on-demand service for the K-12 educational market that provides educators and students the power to meet and exceed 21st century educational expectations across all curriculums.  Through streaming video, audio and accompanying support materials, Learn360 supports web-based learning by providing an online collaborative environment where users can share information and ideas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

10. Practical Issues: • Students will be in a classroom with a smart board, notebook, and literary book. Smart board will be used to show picture from Shmoop.com and brief Video clip from Learn360.com. • Students will be directed by teacher in direct instruction to read and make connections to presented media. • Students will then complete a reflective journal in class, analyzing an important quote chosen from Shmoop.com resource. • At home, students will use computer for scaffolding and access Castle Learning, customized generated assignment so that instructor may collect data to drive instruction for next class. This software is crucial in helping the teacher with assessment.

11. Conclusion • Advantages • Students can have constant practice on whatever weak points they have and if the software provides feedback, students would know what to correct. Teachers don’t have to direct the practice. • Students may be more engaged on their tasks/assignments. • Creates a responsibility for their own learning because they get feedback and they will know what kinds of improvements they can make. • Limitations • The goal of technology-based instruction is to do well on the state-wide exams. However, students can lose a lot just by studying only for the exams rather than learning the basics. With too much use of technology, students need the presence of a teacher – someone they can interact with socially (and emotionally). • There are a lot of arguments saying that students use less of their thinking process and more geared towards trying to get, just the answer. • Castle Learning can be costly to the school. In order for teachers to use Castle Learning as a part of their classrooms, the entire school needs to agree to purchasing Castle Learning for the school.